What color is #B57E7D?

#B57E7D is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B57E7D?

The RGB value is 181, 126, 125: 181 red, 126 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B57E7D?

The complementary color is #7DB4B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B57E7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B57E7D color

#B57E7D rgb(181, 126, 125)

Shades of red

The hex color #B57E7D is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 49.4% green and 49% blue (181, 126, 125).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 27% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 31% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#B57E7D color codes

HEX	`#B57E7D`
RGB	`rgb(181, 126, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 49.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 27%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 31%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 31%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.25, 21.21, 9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.25, 23.09, 23.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.219, 26.228, 22.869)`
Decimal	`11894397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B57E7D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B57E7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#B57E7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B57E7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b57e7d; }
.text { color: #b57e7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b57e7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 126 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b57e7d, #b59a7d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B57E7D?: #B57E7D is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B57E7D?: The RGB value is 181, 126, 125: 181 red, 126 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B57E7D?: The complementary color is #7DB4B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B57E7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.